Groups Opposed To Execution Plan Vigil At SD Pen

Several groups opposed to the death penalty plan to hold a vigil outside of the South Dakota State Penitentiary and in other cities for the planned execution of Eric Robert.

 

 

 

 

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Several groups opposed to the death penalty plan to hold a vigil outside of the South Dakota State Penitentiary and in other cities for the planned execution of Eric Robert.

Robert pleaded guilty in the murder of correctional officer Ronald Johnson and is scheduled to die by lethal injection Monday at 10 p.m.

The South Dakota Peace and Justice Center, Pax Christi and South Dakotans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty say they plan to gather outside the prison at 8 o'clock tonight.

Other solidarity vigils will be held across the state in cities including Rapid City, Pierre and Vermillion.

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